Maryland Associationof Student Councils
Give your school's delegates the chance to attend MASC events and benefit from MASC's leadership, advocacy, and communication activities! Join Now
Maryland AssociationGive your school's delegates the chance to attend MASC events and benefit from MASC's leadership, advocacy, and communication activities! Join Now
• Monday, August 3, 2026: Workshop Presenter Certification (check in 10:00-10:30 a.m.) Optional overnight
• Tuesday, August 4, 2026: Workshop Presenter Certification Continued & Fall Leadership Conference and Legislative Session Planning Training (check in 8:30 -9:00 a.m.) Optional overnight
• Wednesday, August 5, 2026: Executive Board Meeting –also available via live stream (check-in 9:00-9:30 a.m.) Students may register separately for the Executive Board Meeting (in-person or virtual)
IMPORTANT: Workshop Certification is open to students entering grades 8 through 12. Rising 7th graders must have a school or regional advisor email Mrs. Crawford with a waiver request and recommendation of the student’s leadership experience, including having attended a MASC Conference in the 6th grade. You need to attend all workshops to become certified.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION: If you cannot attend on Monday, but you can attend on Tuesday, you may register for Tuesday afternoon, IF and ONLY IF, you can attend the Saturday, September 19th (location TBD) Workshop Presenter Certification. You would want to arrive in time for lunch on Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. Reach out to Karen.Crawford@mdstudentcouncils.org with questions.
• Advance Registration Fees: Cover food, materials, facility costs, and MASC operating expenses. MASC prefers advance payment by credit card, as materials and food are purchased before the event. If credit card payment is not possible, please bring cash or a check payable to MASC to the on-site check-in (pre-registration is required).
• Students and advisors register themself for this event. (No charge to advisors registering for the Wednesday Executive Board meeting.)
• Monday: $23 Bring your lunch, a box of cookies to share (no nut products), and your reusable water bottle (may be washed in the kitchen at any time)
• Tuesday: $31
• Wednesday: $20
ALL: Bring a packet of cookies to share (no nuts), your reusable water bottle, and the emergency form. Workshop Presenter Certification participants bring a binder (with a cover sleeve) for the workshop presenter handouts. If you were previously certified, please bring your complete binder with handouts.
Optional Overnight: sleeping bag or sheets/light blanket, towel, shower soap, shampoo, shower shoes, etc.
All: Emergency Form
(Note: Be sure to complete the days attending and pay attention to the medications section.)
• LINK TO REGISTER: Tuesday, July 1, through 5:00 p.m., Monday, July 28. Students are responsible for their registration fees (paid by credit card in advance or with cash/check at on-site check-in). Registration WILL close once capacity is reached. There will be a “standby” registration on a first-come, first-served basis if a registered student drops out. If you are only attending on Day 3 (executive board meeting), register using the link below.
Credit Card Payment: Enter the total amount owed based on the days attending (Monday $23, Tuesday $31, Wednesday $20). IF YOU USE A PARENT EMAIL TO PAY, please email Karen.Crawford@mdstudentcouncils.org a screenshot of your payment and to whom it applies. MASC can only track payments by the email entered on the payment page!
Executive Board Registration (in-person): If you are only attending day three of Advance (the Executive Board Meeting), please register by clicking on the graphic.
Can’t attend Wednesday’s Executive Board Meeting in person? Join us live via Zoom!Register for the Virtual Executive Board (click on graphic)
Login information will be emailed before the meeting.
Link to register: Open until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 3rd.
Virtual Check-in: 9:20-9:30 a.m.
Meeting Convenes: 9:30 a.m. Meeting Adjourns: 2:45-3:00 p.m.
As virtual attendees, we implore you to ask questions and make comments using the chat feature. A designated chat monitor will be present to address your comments and questions.
Monday – Workshop Presenter Certification Part I – Check-in on this first day is from 10:00-10:30 a.m. The workshop certification program starts on Monday and concludes on Tuesday before lunch. Students attend workshops to become or recertify as a MASC workshop presenter (optional overnight).
Tuesday – Workshop Presenter Certification Part II & Fall Leadership Conference (FLC) and Legislative Session (LegSes) Planning/Training – Presenter certification concludes before lunch with a recognition ceremony. After lunch, presenters will have the opportunity to brainstorm workshops (high school) for FLC and/or learn the middle school workshops and program for this conference (optional overnight). In addition, there will be training for at least one of the Legislative Sessions workshops.
Wednesday – The Executive Board Meeting – The first MASC Executive Board meeting of the school year (one of at least four held annually) includes officer and staff reports and introduces officers and appointed staff to regional presidents, regional middle school representatives, SMOBs/SROBs/student commissioners, regional advisors, school advisors, and other interested student leaders. Business items include approval of the Operating Principles, conference updates or bids, approval of the Student Member on the State Board of Education calendar of events, regional reports, and guest presentations. ALL RIDES on Wednesday must be at the Smith Center NO LATER THAN 3:30 p.m
Remember, any student can also register to view the Executive Board Meeting via Live Stream.